A rolling stone gathers no moss. And a rock shall gather no body hair in this charmingly offbeat look at the sport of curling. The rock or puck that slides on the ice takes the form of a man. We see this guy first showering in the locker room and then shaving his face, then his head. Turns out he’s shaving most if not all of his body. The general assumption is that he’s a competitive swimmer, looking for any aerodynamic edge he can gain in the water.
But as it turns out, the athletic stage he’s entering isn’t a swimming pool but rather a rink. He strips down to little more than Speedo-like trunks and proceeds to be curled by a player towards a target, sliding effortlessly and then knocking aside another human rock before reaching the rink bull’s-eye. The crowd goes wild.
However, this elaborate display is not one of curling prowess but a showcase of the Bic Flex 3 razor which shaved him so smoothly and completely. In fact, we’re informed that this athletic event is in fact a glorified Bic commercial.
“Flexperience Human Curling” was directed by Keith Schofield via Caviar Paris for agency Buzzman, Paris.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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